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Since the red shirts resumed their rallies in support of this puppet government, my confidence that peace will be maintained has all but disappeared.
I still remember how barbaric the red shirts were in the 2010 protests against the Abhisit Vejjajiva government. They crippled the country, seized the area around Democracy Monument, occupied important business hubs in Bangkok, burned public places, and killed dozens of people. I do not want to see any more Thais – reds or yellows – die in this domestic political war.
No doubt every “colour” wants its voice heard. However, not all colours are rallying for the right reason. Supporting the criminal Thaksin and his sister’s puppet government? I just wonder where these red shirts’ faith really lies: Thaksin and the prime minister, or their dirty money?
Video clips available online make it clear that Bt2,000 is enough to mobilise a protester to cheer for the puppet government.
Right now Thailand is in need of healing. People need their problems alleviated by an honest and faithful government, not by the childish puppet now in power.
Somanas Apthanang
Chiang Mai
